LOTR: How Old Is Elrond And What Can Fans Expect From His Character In The Rings Of Power?

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Elrond (a.k.a. Master Elrond, Elrond Half-Elven, Elf of the Cavern, Star-Dome, and the Lord of Rivendell) is a character that will span not only across the Ages of Middle Earth but is also a consistent character across all of Tolkien’s works and their subsequent adaptations.

Cinematically, viewers were first introduced to Elrond in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, as a warrior in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. From there, viewers know him as the Lord of Rivendell and plays a crucial role in forming The Fellowship of the Ring during the Council of Elrond and is also a foster father to Aragorn, heir of Isildur, who eventually marries his daughter, Arwen. He is also a crucial character in The Hobbit, where he translates the moon-writing which reveals the secret door into Erebor for Thorin Oakenshield and company.

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Yet, with the revelation of Elrond as a central character in The Rings of Power, viewers are faced with a series of new questions. How old is Elrond? Where was he before he became Lord of Rivendell? How does he have such a close relationship with the men of Númenor? What does he do in the Second Age?

To answer these questions, readers need to go all the way back to the First Age, at what is arguably the darkest time in Middle Earth. During this time Morgoth (Tolkiens premier villain and the source of all evil in the world) has dominion over the majority of Beleriand. It is also during this time that Elrond and his twin brother, Elros, are born in the Havens of Sirion to Eärendil and Elwing. The relationship between Eärendil and Elwing is unique in that Eärendil is mortal and Elwing is elfkind, which makes Elrond and